Waistcoat.



Patented luly I, |902. E. G.'D.^WADE.

WAISTCOAT.

(Application filed Feb, 26, 1902.)

(NVD Model.)

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UNITED STATES IPATENT OFFICE.

`ELI G. D. WADE, OFV MALTA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OE TWO-THIRDSTO GEORGE S.CORNER AND JOHN F. DAVIS, OE MALTA, OHIO.

WAISTCOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,684, dated July 1,1902.

v Application filed February 26, 1902. Serial No. 95,723. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known thatI, ELI G. D. WADE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malta, in the county of Morgan, State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Working Waistcoats, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a workmanls or Io mechanics waistcoat, andparticularly to the.

form and disposition of the pockets and of the openings thereto.

The invention has for its object to provide such a garment withseparated vertical oppor 5 sitely-located pocket-openings from which thepockets extend downwardly and laterally relatively in oppositedirections, whereby said pockets are accessible only by one hand of thewearer and whereby articles are retained securely within the pockets andthe entrance of dirt, shavings, hay-seed, chaff, or other foreign matteris prevented. j

A further object of the invention is to provide such waistcoat at itslower portion with pockets at the sides adapted to directly receive theadjacent hand of the wearer, while at the upper breast portion thereareprovided pockets extending in opposite directions from the centralopening and having the entrances thereto in substantially verticalplanes and at one side of each of the pockets, whereby opposite handsmust be employed in getting access to a pocket and any article thereinwill be retained against loss should the wearer 3 5 of the garment stoopinto such a position as would ordinarily cause articles contained in theusual form of pocket to fall therefrom.

A further object is to provide a band at the rear and having loops toreceive tools or implements, said bandalso serving to facilitate handentrance in pockets adjacent thereto.

Other and further objectsof the invention will be hereinafter. set`forth and the novel4 features thereof particularly` defined by theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective showing the garment; Fig. 2aplan of the same in an extended positionwith parts broken away; Fig. 3,a detail elevation of one side of the garment with the liningremoved toshow the position of the pockets,

and Fig. i an elevation of a modified form` having sleeves therein.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalfigures of't-he draw- 55 ings.

The letter A designates a workmans or mechanics waistcoat which may beof any desired material orl configuration and is provided at theopposite sides with armholes A 6o and a central closure A2 at the frontadapted to be secured together by buttons A3 or other suitable fasteningdevices common in the art.

At the opposite sidesof the garment, at the lower portion thereof andadjacent to the seams joining said sides to the back, are handpockets B,having vertical openings B at the rear edges thereof, said pocketsextending from said openings toward the central closure A2 of thegarment. These pockets may be 7o formed in any desired manner-that is,either separate from the garment or by stitching through two layersthereof, so as to leave the pocket between these layers. The pockets Bmay, if desired, be also provided with a small change pocket B2 separatetherefrom and within the main hand-pocket B. These pockets are adapted,respectively, to receive directly the right and left hands of the wearerfor the purpose of protecting the same in cold 8o weather and may beused to receive any tool or article. Y Above the pockets B andpreferably at the front of the breast portion of the garment the pocketsC are located and provided with vertically-disposed openings C at thefront side thereof, said pockets each extending rearwardly from theclosure A2 at the front of the garment in an opposite direction to thepeck ets B, so that thej'pocket upon the left'of the 9o garment may beentered by the ri-ght hand and that upon the right by the left hand, (orby the fingers of either hand, respectively,) asY indicated by thearrows upon Fig. kl. It will be noticed that these pockets extend belowand entirely at one side of the opening C', so that any article placedtherein cannot fallout when the user bends over or assumes any otherordinary position while at work.

ln Fig. 4 a modified application of the inroo vvention is shown which isthe same as hereinbefore described, except that the body portion D isprovided with sleeves D at opposite armholes A'. The hand-pockets E atthe lower portion correspond to the pockets B in Fig. l, and thebreast-pockets F at the upper portion are the same as the pockets C.(Shown in Fig. l.)

At the back of the garment a strap Gr is secured, which by beingstitched at different points, as shown at G, presents a series of loopsG2, in which a Workman may carry his tools-such, for instance, as apainters brush ora slaters hammer. This strap Galso serves a usefulfunction in connection with the pockets B, in that being stitched at theends into or adjacent to the side seams and adjacent to the lower endsof the openings B of the side pockets B the said strap acts to keep thehack of the garment and the inner ply of the pocket taut and smooth,thus facilitating the introduction of a hand therein, reinforcing thejointure of the plies at the lower end of the opening, which is subjectin use to heavy strain from the pressure and weight of the hands of thewearer, and helps to support against sagging the weight of kany articlesin the pocket.

It will be noticed that by locatingr the pockets in the upper and lowerportions of a side of the waistcoat and by disposing said pockets inopposite directions none of the pockets overlap each other, allavailable space is utilized, and the pockets themselves constituteadditional plies to the garment as a whole, thus contributing tostrength and warmth with a minimum of material. Furthermore,separatingthe upper breastpockets and disposing the same in opposite directionsnecessitates the use of an opposite hand to gain access to either ofsaid pockets, whereby distortion of the openings thereof by habitualsupport of either hand therein is prevented and a safer closure againstescape of articles is assured, notwithstanding long usage of thegarment.

The uses of the garment will be clearly understood from the foregoingdescription,

and it may be stated in addition that the garment is so simple inconstruction thatlit may be very cheaply formed of material adapted tofully protect the Workman against cold and from the surroundings inwhich he is employed. When used in cold weather, the hands of the wearermay be readily protected in the pockets B, While pencils, rules, andother small articles will be safely held within the breast-pockets C.

It will be obvious that changes may be made in the details ofconstruction and configuration without departing from the spirit of theinvention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l A garment provided at its front portion with pockets two upon eachside, with one above another and extending toward each other andoccupying the area of said sides and having entrance-openings theretorespectively at the central and side-seam portions of the garment saidentrance-openings being arranged at relatively opposite sides of thepockets in each side or half of the front portion of said garment;substantially as specified.

2. A garment provided with a vertical closure at its front, hand-pockets'at the opposite sides of said closure and extending from an opening atthe sides of said garment to occupy the lower portion of the front ofthe garment, and breast-pockets in the upper portion of the garmenthaving openings nearest said closure and extending from said openingstoward the sides of the garment to occupy the space above saidhand-pockets; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELI G. D. VADE.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE BROOKS, J. D. HoorEs.

